Dr. Laura Puckett, MD

Bio Patrick Azcarate, M.D., is a cardiologist at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Azcarate specializes in general cardiology (coronary artery disease, prevention cardiology, heart failure), echocardiography and nuclear imaging, and cardio-oncology. He is fluent in English and Spanish.Prior to joining Baptist Health in 2022, Dr. Azcarate completed his internal medicine residency at the University of California San Francisco and his cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of California San Diego. Here he grew his passion as a clinician educator for which he earned the Fellow of the Year award in 2020.He focuses on medical education to help solve complex cases through advanced diagnostic techniques and innovative treatment plans.Dr. Azcarate’s approach to patient care is to listen to his patients first and foremost, which helps forms a successful healthcare partnership. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Azcarate enjoys hiking, playing piano, traveling and pursuing photography.

Juan Lopez, M.D., is a board-certified medical cardiologist at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, specializing in complex cardiovascular conditions, echocardiography and preventive cardiovascular health. He is fluent in English and Spanish.Prior to joining Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Dr. Lopez completed his cardiology fellowship at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the Florida Internal University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He earned Intern of the Year in 2018 and the Derek J. Sayfie, M.D., Research Day Top Clinical Research award in 2019. Dr. Lopez coauthored a chapter in the 2023 book Mastering Structural Heart Disease and published research in journals such as Circulation Research and the American Journal of Cardiology.With a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, Dr. Lopez has a deep understanding of the procedures and devices that he recommends to patients. He also understands that patient care means going beyond diagnosis and treatment as he helps patients and their families work through fears and anxieties to achieve healing.In his free time, Dr. Lopez enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, which includes lugging an overpacked cart often to the beach or making a pizza from scratch at home.

Wendy Bocaille, M.D., is a Baptist Health family medicine physician, who is fluent in English and Haitian Creole. Dr. Bocaille earned her medical degree at Indiana University and then completed her family medicine residency at West Kendall Baptist Hospital in affiliation with Florida International University. She also trained with West Kendall’s OBGYN Medical Group and The Palace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Bocaille has dedicated her time to FIU’s Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program, where she provided support to low-income households. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. As a family medicine physician, Dr. Bocaille builds rapport with her patients through transparent communication and shared decision-making. She is dedicated to offering culturally sensitive care and improving her patient’s quality of life.In her free time, Dr. Bocaille enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband, son and dog, Lolo.